Store-front construction



Marchl5, 1932. F. HIMMEL ET AL STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION Filed April 2', 1931 Patented Mai. 15, 1932 UNE S'AES PATENT OFFICE HIv/IEL AND ISIDORE HMMEL, OSE NEW HAVEN, CONNEGTICUT, ASSIGNORS T 'II-E HIMMEL BROTIIEES COMPAIIY, 0E NEW I-IAVEN', CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION STORE-FRONT CONSTRUCTION Application filed April 2,

" scribed in Patent No. 1,784,689, granted December 9, 1930, and is similan in some re pects to the construction shown In an apphcation led by us April 2, 1931, Serial No.

The objeot of this invention is to provide simple means, but sufficiently rigid to firmly hold a pane 01" glass in place, and the invention consists in the construction as hereinv after described and particularly recited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a plan view of a store-front con struction embodying our invention, With the outer member detached;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an end vievv taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 01 Fig. 4-;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 4:;

is a perspective view of the rocker detaehed Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the mountingbloek detached; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view, of the: operatingblock detached.

in carrying out our invention, we employ a :nounting-block 10 formed in its outer face with a shelf 11 and with perforated trunnions 12 which are formed by cutting through the body of the block so as to form a chamber 13. The block is also slotted transverse1y through the chamber 13 forming guideways 14.

Between the trunnions 12 a rocker 15 is pivoted, one end 16 extending upward into f0rmed with a reduced neck 33, and which is mound in the upwardly-extendimg portion 22 of the body which is vertically threaded for the reception cf said screw.

The upper end of the screw is exposed through an opening 23 in the inner member 24, the bottom 25 of which overlaps the hottom 26 of the outer member, which may be f0rmed with a stop 27 t0 limit the inward movement of the outer member. The end 20 couples the screw 21 with a verticallymovable operating-bl0ck 28 which is movable in the chamber 13 and is provided on opposite sides with lugs 29 to enter and be guided by the guide-ways 14. This blook 28 has a forwardlyprojccting lip 30 and a rearwardly-opeming notch 34 -for receiving the neck and and of the screw 21. The lip 30 extends over the lower part of the rocker.

These blocks are located at intervals in the inner member and the shel1 11 forms a support -for a sheet of glass 31 which may restupon a strip 32 cf vvood or other suitable material.

The sheet of glass being placed in position, the screw is turned outward so as to allow the outer end of the rocker t0 drop to an extent sufliciemt to be engaged by the lip 17 of the outer memloer. lVhen thus engaged, the screw Will be turned inward carrying the block 28 downward and turning the rocker so that its uppcr end moves the outer member against the glass, and as the rocker is turned down, the screw or lower portion of the bloc]: turns the rocker until the desircd pressure upon the glass is ohtaihed.

If desired, the mounting-hlo0k 10 may be provided on One or both ends with perforated cars 35 extending outWard from the lower edge through which screws 36 or other fas teningmeams may extend into the windowcasing, so that by fastening the blocks, the strips Will be held in position without other fasnings.

VVe thus provide not only supports for the shects of glass, but also means conveniently operated for clamping the glass in position.

We claim:

1. A store-front construction comprising inner and enter members, a mountingbIock located in the inner member and comprising trunnons, a shelf above said trunnions, a chamber and transverse guides and a vertical threaded-bore, a. rocker pivoted to said trunnions, an enter member with whch the upper end of the rocker engages, an operating-block guided for vertical movement in the mounting-block, and a screw connected With sad operatngblock and extendng upward through the mounting-block and adapted t engage With and depress the inner end of the rocker, whereby the outer end Will force the upper end of the outer member inWard.

2. A store-front construction comprising inner and enter members, a. mounting-block located in the inner 1nember and comprising ashelf, trunnons below the shelf, a chamber and transverse guides, a rocker mounted between said 'trunnions and formed with the forward end extending into engagement with the outer member, the other end extendng into said'chamber, an operating+block mounted in said chamber and guded for vertical movement theren, and a screw coupled with said operating-block and extending upward through the mounting-hlock, whereby the operating-block may be moved up or down to clamp or release the outer member.

3. A store-front construction comprising inner and enter members, a mountn block located in the inner member, said bloc comprising trunnions, a she1f above said trunnons, the block a1so formed with a chamber and transverse guide-ways, an operatingblock mounted in said chamber and provided With lugs enterng the guideways, said block formed with a forwardly-projecting lip and in its rear face with an nwardly-extending notch, a screw having a head and neck entering said notch for engagement With the operating-block, said screw extendng upward through the mounting-block, and a rocker pvoted to the mountingblock and having 4 one end eXtending upward into engagement With the outer member and the upper end extending into the path of the operatingb1ock.

In testimony whereof we have signed this 50 specificaton.

FRED HIMMEL. ISIDORE HIMMEL. 

